The Three Chairs

Join us this fall and winter for a thought-provoking three-part lecture series featuring the scholars behind Nebraska’s three endowed chairs in Jewish Studies. All lectures are held in the Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the Staenberg Omaha JCC.

September 29, 6:00 pm: Dr. Marat Grinberg, Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, Creighton University, explores how Soviet Jews preserved their identity after the Holocaust and what those efforts mean for us today.

November 4, 7:00 pm: Dr. Omri Senderowicz, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, University of Nebraska-Omaha, examines what the rise and impasse of the Israeli kibbutz can teach us about sustaining a community built on social justice.

December 3, 6:00 pm: Dr. Ari Kohen, Kripke Chair of Judaic Studies and Director of Harris Center for Judaic Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses how practicing civil discourse across difference can strengthen our communities.

Whether your interest is history, philosophy, ethics, or current events, this series is a chance to connect with some of Nebraska’s leading Jewish academics.

Each program will bring all three scholars together, with one serving as the featured speaker and the other two joining the conversation, followed by audience questions.